Safety Alert

If you are in immediate danger please call 911.

Remember, computer use and the history of a computer can be monitored. It is difficult to clear all footprints from a specific computer.
If you feel that information sent or received from the computer you are using could be accessed at a later date, it may be safer for
you to call the BRAVO office instead.

Call BRAVO at 614.294.7867or
1.866.86 BRAVO (1.866.862.7286)

This web site is intended for informational and reporting purposes only. We cannot guarantee that submitted information will be received
or processed immediately.

Relationship Violence

Relationship Violence

Abuse. The first step in recognizing it.

What is relationship VIOLENCE?

Violence in a relationship is commonly referred to as intimate partner violence (IPV) and/or domestic violence (DV). IPV is a pattern of
behaviors that are coercive, manipulative, and isolating in a way that limits one person‘s access to safety and resources; these tactics
are used to maintain power and control within a relationship.

Does your partner or partners:

Are you experiencing violence at home?

Know that you do NOT cause abuse to happen. Only the person or persons abusing you are responsible for their actions.

You don’t have to be isolated. Develop a support network, tell close friends or family members whom you trust, or call BRAVO.

Document and report abusive incidents. Keep a log including the date, location, and what the abusive person(s) SAID and DID. Include
witnesses, medical records, police reports, and pictures of injuries. Keep all documents in a safe place where the abuser(s) will
not have access to them.

Make Safety Plans to protect yourself at home, at work, and in your car. Remember that a legal protection order may help, but it is
not fool proof.

Get information on IPV/DV resources in your area and your legal rights and options.

BRAVO Lgbtqi Intimate partner VIOLENCE PEER SUPPORT GROUP

Sometimes talking to others who have been through the same thing helps. Our support groups join survivors to work through their healing
process. For additional information contact our Victim Services Coordinator at 614.294.7867

For national and local intimate partner violence/hate and bias violence statistics see the reports section of our website

BRAVO works to eliminate violence perpetrated on the basis of sexual orientation and/or gender identification, domestic violence, and sexual
assault through prevention, education, advocacy, violence documentation, and survivor services, both within and on behalf of the Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender communities.

This project was supported by Grant No. 2012-UW-AX-0003 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions,
findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily
reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.